I just finished up my second week on the Nutrisystem program and I must say – it was a lot easier than the first! Not only could I add in a lot more foods this week, but I was not as hungry. I actually talked with my personal counselor (an awesome perk of the program!) and they moved me down from the 1500 calories a day plan to the 1200 calories a day plan. I am feeling so good about myself – and proud of myself for really sticking with this. I fluctuated with weight a little bit – being down 9 pounds since I started this journey at one point, and then creeping up a little bit. I was weighing myself every day which is diet suicide, I know! I promise to be better about that in the coming weeks.
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| Freezer meal – Turkey Medallions and Mashed Potatoes |
After the Fast 5+ week, SmartCarbs and PowerFuels are added to the diet, as well as Nutrisystem desserts. You can also branch out to many other Nutrisystem foods – and their frozen meals – which are delicious! One of my favorite things is the 3 extras a day. These are items like creamer (yay for creamer in my coffee again!) and dressing, as well as cream cheese and condiments. I did not have 3 of these each day – but I had at least one – creamer in my coffee every morning!
SmartCarbs won’t cause your blood sugar to spike and crash – which is what leaves you craving more carbs. They are packed with vitamins, minerals, and other important nutrients. Nutrisystem provides you with an example list of some SmartCarbs – my favorites include whole-grain bread, fruit, whole-grain english muffins, pasta, whole-grain rolls, and whole-grain tortilla wraps. With the 1500 calorie plan you are encouraged to eat 3 SmartCarb servings a day – and just 1 with the 1200 calorie plan (although it was recommended for me to eat 2 on T25 workout days).
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| A SmartCarb / PowerFuel combo – multi-grain english muffin & egg sandwich |
PowerFuels are healthy proteins that contain essential amino acids and healthy fats. You take a long time to digest these which leaves you feeling satisfied longer. Nutrisystem provides a great list of these as well, my favorites including: sting cheese, eggs, fat-free yogurt, and nuts.
Find out more about the Nutrisystem program here.
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Favorite Breakfast Meal: Cinnamon bun – I know I have mentioned before that I love sweets. So the cinnamon bun was a natural favorite for me. This is a frozen meal and it takes just seconds to prepare in the microwave. It is delicious and I am looking forward to having another one soon.
Least Favorite Breakfast Meal: Nutriflake Cereal – This was very bland. It was exactly what I expected it to be. The next time I have some I am either going to use Vanilla Almond milk to add some flavor, or some bananas.
Favorite Lunch Meal: Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla – This is one of the best lunch meals I have had since I started. It takes about 15 minutes to prepare in the oven and is so delicious. It is cheesy and the flavors are amazing. I added a little bit of Frank’s hot sauce to mine and it really pushed it over the edge.
Least Favorite Lunch Meal: Fudge Graham Bar – This was OK. I mean, I could eat it. I did not have to choke it down. But it was hard to bite into and wasn’t as delicious as I was hoping. It was still pretty good, just not my favorite.
Favorite Dinner Meal: Italian Sausage & Turkey Pizza – I am a sucker for pizza. I love it. I could eat it every single day. This pizza was delicious. I really enjoyed the flavors of the meats. I had not had meat on my pizza in a long time and I am so glad I tried this out.
Least Favorite Dinner Meal: I just could not choose a least favorite this week. Sorry guys! Every meal I ate, I loved. I couldn’t fault any of them for anything.
Favorite Dessert: Fudge Brownie – I have said before how much I love chocolate and sweets so this was an obvious favorite for me. It tasted like it was so bad for me – which is awesome. The flavor was great – I actually ate my two fudge brownies this week!
Least Favorite Dessert: Zesty Herb Snack Mix – I was thinking there would be more flavor to this. Honestly, it was a little bland. When I saw the word zesty, I thought spicy. I really like hot stuff and for me, it just wasn’t spicy enough.
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Full Disclosure: Saturday night this week my husband and I did go on a date night. We went to dinner and a movie. I brought along a Nutrisystem dessert (pretzels) to munch on during the movie. At dinner at T.G.I. Fridays, I used my “Eating Out Guide” that Nutrisystem provides and chose a half portion of the Balsamic-Glazed Chicken Caesar Salad – which was so good! Also, this week I had a horrible cold. I did not work out at all this week – and I think that is a huge factor. I bet I would have lost more this week if I did work out. Starting up again today with Beach Body’s T25!
#NSNation Week #3 Stats:
Weight: 148.2 lbs (down 7.8 lbs from Week #1, down 1.4 lbs from Week #2)
Waist Inches: 30.5 (down 2.5 inches from Week #1, down 1 inch from Week #2)
Hip Inches: 37 (down 1.5 inches from Week #1, down 0.5 inch from Week #2)
Photo: Day 15
